. The botanical works of the late George Engelmann, collected for Henry Shaw, esq. Botany. X Plate VIII. — Gentiana heterosepala. ^ The section of Crossopetalum may be arranged thus : — a. Lepidospenneae. 1. G. crinita, Froel. : annua, in pedunculis elongatis multiflora, crossopetala. — Our American G. dctonsa can be distinguished only by the narrow bases of the leaves ; the characters taken from the shape of the ovary are variable ; whether the original European G. detonsa is distinct, I can- not at present ascertain. 2. G. lanceoleUa, Oris. : perennis ? in pedunculis elongatis pauciflora, le
. The botanical works of the late George Engelmann, collected for Henry Shaw, esq. Botany. X Plate VIII. — Gentiana heterosepala. ^ The section of Crossopetalum may be arranged thus : — a. Lepidospenneae. 1. G. crinita, Froel. : annua, in pedunculis elongatis multiflora, crossopetala. — Our American G. dctonsa can be distinguished only by the narrow bases of the leaves ; the characters taken from the shape of the ovary are variable ; whether the original European G. detonsa is distinct, I can- not at present ascertain. 2. G. lanceoleUa, Oris. : perennis ? in pedunculis elongatis pauciflora, leiopetala. 3. G. harhellata, Eng. : perennis, in pedunculis subnullis uniflora, crossopetala. h. Pterospermese. 4. G. ciliata. Linn. : perennis, in pedunculis brevibus pluriflora, crossopetala. 5. G. simplex. Gray : annua, in pedunculo elongato uni- flora, leiopetala. The seeds of the annual G. ventricosa, G. niacrocalyz, and the perennial G. macrantha, all with fringed corolla, are Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Engelmann, George, 1809-1884; Shaw, Henry, 1800-1889; Trelease, William, 1857-1945; Gray, Asa, 1810-1888. Cambridge, Mass. , J. Wilson and son
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